The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 12 students in connection with a violent incident at Government Secondary School, Bichi, which claimed the lives of two students and left two others critically injured.
Security analyst Zagazola Makama shared details of the incident in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.
According to Makama, the attack occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, July 14, when a group of senior students allegedly lured four fellow students into a hostel before launching a brutal assault on them.
The victims have been identified as 19-year-old Hamza Idris from SS3B, 18-year-old Umar Yusuf from SS2C, Ibrahim Ibrahim from SS2B, and Aliyu M. Nasir, also from SS2C.
Both Idris and Yusuf were pronounced dead at Bichi General Hospital, while Ibrahim and Nasir remain hospitalized and are receiving medical care.
The school principal, Yusuf Ado Yakasai, reported the incident to the police on July 15.
The police named the arrested suspects as Suleman Abdullahi, Ahmad Sanusi, Lawan Alasan Tambai, Aliyu Idris, and Abubakar Abdulaziz (all from SS3A); Ibrahim Nura and Hamza Isiyaku (SS3B); Usaini Mamuda, Masaudu Idris, and Yasir Murtala (SS3C); and Abubakar Muhammad (SS3D).
Makama added that police investigations are ongoing and stressed that anyone found culpable would face prosecution in accordance with the law.
